12-5
Configuring for Network Management Applicati ons
Overview
Monitoring and Managing
the Switch
SNMP Communities SNMP Community Features
Use SNMP communities to restrict access to the switch by SNMP management
stations by adding, editing, or deleting SNMP communities. You can configure
up to five SNMP communities, each with either an operator-level or a manager-
level view, and either restricted or unrestricted write access.
Using SNMP requires that the switch have an IP address and subnet mask
compatible with your network.
Caution Deleting or changing the community named “public” prevents network man-
agement applications (such as auto-discovery, traffic monitoring, SNMP trap
generation, and threshold setting) from operating in the switch. (Changing or
deleting the “public” name also generates an Event Log mess age.) If security
for network management is a concern, it is recommended that you cha nge the
write access for the “public” community to “Restricted”.
Menu: Viewing and Configuring SNMP Communities
To View, Edit, or Add SNMP Communities:
1. From the Main Menu, Select:
2. Switch Configuration...
6. SNMP Community Names
Feature Default Menu CLI Web
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configure identity information none —page 12-7
configure community names
MIB view for a community name
(operator, manager)
write access for default
community name
public
manager
unrestricted
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